Epidemiologic and Clinical Surveys in Dogs Infected with <i>Babesia gibsoni</i> in South Korea

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Clinically diagnosed cases of Babesia gibsoni infection in dogs were evaluated on the basis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results and nucleotide sequences of the 18S rRNA gene. Twenty-nine of 117 submitted dogs were PCR positive. The breed of dogs infected with B. gibsoni varied; however, pit bull terriers were the breed most often infected. The infection rate was higher in densely populated regions and in...

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